WHOA seeks No Race Day Drugs
Oct 12, 2014 14:46:11 GMT -5
Post by Evelyn on Oct 12, 2014 14:46:11 GMT -5
Love this paragraph! "As owner-breeder Bill Casner has warned: "Our industry is permeated with those
who have no regard for the welfare of the horse nor understanding of the growing
negative perception of horse racing. The horse becomes only a tool for fulfilling
their own agendas of WIN-AT-ALL-COSTS. Until our value system changes and
horses are treated like the living, breathing, majestic animals that they are, we
will continue to diminish as an industry until we no longer exist."
CHAMBLIN: NO DRUGS SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED ON RACE DAY
Paulick Report
In an open letter published by the Water Hay Oats Alliance (WHOA) last Thursday, Tony Chamblin spoke about comments made by Dr. Larry Bramlage regarding the use of furosemide – commonly known as Lasix – and the response to his statements by the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA). Chamblin was executive director of the HBPA from 1973 to 1982, during which he supported the legalization of race-day medications like Lasix.
Bramlage called for the elimination of race-day Lasix at the Thoroughbred Club of America Testimonial Dinner, saying that public perception of the drug would become a “death knell” for racing. The public “can’t discriminate between furosemide and cocaine,” said Bramlage. The HBPA accused Bramlage of giving up and not working “to correct public misperceptions that ignore science.”
Later president of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI), Chamblin was once asked, “What is the U.S. doing to eliminate drugs in racing?” Last year, Chamblin joined WHOA, a group supporting federal legislation to eliminate race-day medication and dedicated to change negative public perception of the sport. Chamblin believes that “no drugs should be administered to horses on the day that they race” and also supports stronger penalties for rule-breakers.
“WHOA believes that drugs used promiscuously by “win-at-all-costs” individuals can put life and limb of our equine and human athletes at risk,” Chamblin wrote. “This is not ignoring science. This is recognizing reality.
Read the full letter here.
www.waterhayoatsalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/WHOA-Open-Letter.-Oct-2014.pdf
who have no regard for the welfare of the horse nor understanding of the growing
negative perception of horse racing. The horse becomes only a tool for fulfilling
their own agendas of WIN-AT-ALL-COSTS. Until our value system changes and
horses are treated like the living, breathing, majestic animals that they are, we
will continue to diminish as an industry until we no longer exist."
CHAMBLIN: NO DRUGS SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED ON RACE DAY
Paulick Report
In an open letter published by the Water Hay Oats Alliance (WHOA) last Thursday, Tony Chamblin spoke about comments made by Dr. Larry Bramlage regarding the use of furosemide – commonly known as Lasix – and the response to his statements by the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA). Chamblin was executive director of the HBPA from 1973 to 1982, during which he supported the legalization of race-day medications like Lasix.
Bramlage called for the elimination of race-day Lasix at the Thoroughbred Club of America Testimonial Dinner, saying that public perception of the drug would become a “death knell” for racing. The public “can’t discriminate between furosemide and cocaine,” said Bramlage. The HBPA accused Bramlage of giving up and not working “to correct public misperceptions that ignore science.”
Later president of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI), Chamblin was once asked, “What is the U.S. doing to eliminate drugs in racing?” Last year, Chamblin joined WHOA, a group supporting federal legislation to eliminate race-day medication and dedicated to change negative public perception of the sport. Chamblin believes that “no drugs should be administered to horses on the day that they race” and also supports stronger penalties for rule-breakers.
“WHOA believes that drugs used promiscuously by “win-at-all-costs” individuals can put life and limb of our equine and human athletes at risk,” Chamblin wrote. “This is not ignoring science. This is recognizing reality.
Read the full letter here.
www.waterhayoatsalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/WHOA-Open-Letter.-Oct-2014.pdf
